diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/[uuid]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/[uuid]/+page.svelte
index 07f6a6e6..66a799b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/[uuid]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/[uuid]/+page.svelte
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 		});
 	}
 
+	import { browser } from '$app/environment';
+
 	function renderMarkdown(content: string) {
 		const rawHtml = marked.parse(content || '') as string;
 		// Add IDs to headers for TOC navigation
@@ -55,7 +57,10 @@
 			const id = text.toLowerCase().replace(/[^\w]+/g, '-');
 			return `<h${level} id="${id}">${text}</h${level}>`;
 		});
-		return DOMPurify.sanitize(htmlWithIds);
+		if (browser) {
+			return DOMPurify.sanitize(htmlWithIds);
+		}
+		return htmlWithIds;
 	}
 
 	function scrollToHeader(id: string) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/editor/[uuid]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/editor/[uuid]/+page.svelte
index 7eeec691..a098954a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/editor/[uuid]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/help-center/editor/[uuid]/+page.svelte
@@ -139,15 +139,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	import { browser } from '$app/environment';
+
 	function renderMarkdown(text: string) {
-		if (!browser) {
-			// Basic fallback for SSR to avoid crashing
-			return (text || '')
-				.replace(/^# (.*$)/gim, '<h1>$1</h1>')
-				.replace(/^## (.*$)/gim, '<h2>$1</h2>')
-				.replace(/\*\*(.*)\*\*/gim, '<b>$1</b>')
-				.replace(/\n/gim, '<br />');
-		}
 		// @ts-ignore
 		return DOMPurify.sanitize(marked.parse(text || '') as string);
 	}